For most children, the journey to school is an everyday geography of street life and traffic, repeated so often that it becomes almost invisible, folded into the background of childhood and growing up. Yet for cross-boundary students who live in Shenzhen and attend school in Hong Kong, the school day begins much earlier, and much farther from the classroom. It begins at the border.
Their commute is not simply a matter of distance. It is shaped by two legal systems, two administrative cultures, and a set of infrastructures designed to make daily crossing a little bit more feasible for individuals under 18. On a typical morning, the route to school may pass through a boundary control point before it reaches a classroom. It may involve a government-approved school coach, a restricted access road, an immigration hall, a fingerprint scanner, or a clearance procedure that takes place while the child remains seated on the bus. What appears from a distance as a school commute is, in spatial terms, a carefully managed architectural corridor between two cities.
"Dentro da Pós" offers various strategies for engagement and presents the pedagogical framework, structure, objectives, and curriculum of the lato sensu graduate program at Escola da Cidade.
The primary objective of the MORPH NEXT HP Awards is to foster and promote innovation among architecture students. Therefore, at Morph, we seek to recognize students who challenge traditional conventions of drawing and graphic expression and who, like us, propose innovative solutions to contemporary design and construction processes.
Aiming to strengthen the link between constructive design practice in architecture and urbanism education and the private sector, we are pleased to invite you to participate in the first edition of the unique Student Ideas Competition for a Floating House – CIEF 01/2023.
The competition aims to design a "Women's House" through symbolic, ecological architecture inspired by local traditions. It is envisioned as a space where associations and various elements of society can meet and discuss issues on equal terms and human rights, thereby fostering the involvement and emancipation of the women's community in support of the territory's social, economic, and political development. Gender equality is not merely a fundamental human right; it is a necessary condition for a prosperous world.
Registration is now open for the 2022 admissions process for the undergraduate program in Architecture and Urbanism at Escola da Cidade. Evaluations and interviews will take place in December, aiming to assess the potential of prospective students through their general knowledge, specific skills, and their ability to analyze, synthesize, and construct arguments.
The Askin Awards is the first national design competition organized by TARIMATEC, aimed at discovering and showcasing new design talent worldwide. The competition seeks to foster innovative and sustainable proposals that, by using products from the new ASKIN brand, transform the way we conceive and inhabit spaces.
Collage of digitally manipulated images. Full image credits for the collage are available on the congress website.
The UIA World Congress of Architects 2026 in Barcelona (UIA2026BCN) is launching the UIA International Student Competition, inviting students from around the world to submit proposals centered on the Congress's core theme: Becoming. Architectures for a planet in transition.
The Master's Degree in Civil Engineering at the University of Oviedo, through its Transportation Engineering and Infrastructure department, is launching its fifth international ideas competition for students to solicit proposals for addressing issues related to transportation networks. The competition is supported by the Mieres City Council, and as such, it focuses on interventions within its municipal boundaries.
This competition aims to foster creativity in bamboo construction design and is open to students from academic institutions, universities, and secondary and higher education programs.
UIA-HYP CUP 2026 International Student Competition in Architectural Design – Official Competition Poster. Credit: UIA-HYP CUP 2026 Organizing Committee.
The UIA-HYP CUP 2026 International Student Competition in Architectural Design is now open for registration. Now entering its 15th consecutive edition, the UIA-HYP CUP is the only UIA-endorsed international student architecture competition held annually in mainland China. Organized by the School of Architecture, Tianjin University; the School of Architecture, Inner Mongolia University of Technology; and Urban Environment Design (UED) Magazine, the competition provides a global platform for architecture students to engage with contemporary architectural, urban, and environmental challenges. The competition operates under the overarching theme of Architecture in Transformation, while the specific topic is proposed each year by the Jury Chairman.
Following the success of last year's edition, InfraVision, the Think Tank founded by Vauban and Altermind, is pleased to announce the 2nd edition of its international student competition in 2026.
The Urban Design Lab (UDL) announces the fourth edition of its international Thesis Publication, inviting submissions from undergraduate and postgraduate students in urban design, architecture, landscape, and planning disciplines. Conceived as a global academic platform, the initiative curates and disseminates exemplary thesis work that engages with contemporary urban challenges through design, research, and critical inquiry.
The theme of the competition is the design of the 350-hectare "Arsenal Memory Park" complex. It looks for a complete urban development of the site which will host „Interpretation Center“ which will be complemented and enhanced with facilities for cultural, artistic, educational, and recreational activities that promote open dialogue, discussion, exchange of ideas, and respect for diverse perspectives (up to 40.000 m2 area).
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The international student architecture competition INSPIRELI AWARDS is entering its 11th edition. The competition is open to students of architecture and related disciplines from around the world and has long ranked among the largest international student architecture competitions.
The Commonwealth Association of Architects (CAA) has launched its 2026 Awards Programme, with the Education Categories inviting students across the Commonwealth to submit work that demonstrates significant contributions to addressing contemporary global challenges including climate change, rapid urbanisation, biodiversity loss, and social inequality. Aligned with the CAA's charter objectives to maximise the contribution by architects to the well-being of society, the awards programme recognises projects and individuals whose work advances the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) while demonstrating exceptional design quality and measurable impact.
IAAC Advanced Architecture Barcelona launches its 11th Advanced Architecture Contest as part of the official program of Barcelona World Capital of Architecture 2026.
This year’s Industrial Design Trophy invites students to design futuristic, sustainable products or spaces that merge art, technology, and ecology. Centered on the theme Catalyse, the competition challenges participants to imagine how design can shape life in 2035 and beyond where culture, technology, and sustainability coexist. It’s a call to create innovative, human centered solutions that inspire change and redefine the future of design.
The 68th Year Writing Architecture Trophy invites you to explore, express, and expand your architectural imagination by rethinking what it means to be an architect today. Supported by The Architect’s Diary, this platform is for every thinker, observer, and storyteller of architecture. It’s time to Catalyse Conversations through Words!
